About Us

Leadership

Minister Responsible for SaskWater

The Honourable Jeremy Harrison is the Minister of Crown Investments Corporation, and the Minister responsible for SaskPower, SaskEnergy, SaskTel, SGI, SaskWater, and Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan. He also serves as the Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission.

Board of Directors

SaskWater is a statutory Crown corporation governed by The Saskatchewan Water Corporation Act, 2002, and is subject to the provisions of The Crown Corporations Act, 1993. SaskWater’s Board of Directors oversees the overall direction of the business activities of the corporation to achieve the performance targets and is responsible for the approval and implementation of the corporation’s strategic plan and performance plan. The Board reports to the Crown Investments Corporation.

SaskWater’s Corporate Governance policies and practices can be found in SaskWater’s Corporate Governance Statement.

The Board has two standing committees to undertake detailed reviews and provide in-depth supervision in key areas of responsibility. The Committees of the Board are:

  • Audit and Finance
  • Governance and Corporate Responsibility

The SaskWater Board of Directors terms of reference state that the Board will have a minimum of three (3) members and a maximum of ten (10). All are appointed for a set term by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, who also designates the Chair and Vice Chair.

Michael Gering, Chair

President of Diamond Energy Services Inc.

Swift Current
Steve Kemp, Vice Chair

President, Partner and Consulting Electrical Engineer at Ritenburg & Associates Ltd.

White City
Tracy Arno

CEO of Essence Recruitment

Saskatoon
Alison Green

Tax Accountant

Regina
Curtis Kimpton

Partner, Wellington-Altus

Saskatoon
James McGuin

CEO of Western First Nations Hospitality Limited Partnership

Prince Albert
Ian Rea

Retired Financial Service Industry Executive

Regina
Glenda Whalen

Retired small business owner

Qu’Appelle
Executive Team

SaskWater is led by a three member executive team including the President and CEO, Vice President Corporate and Customer Service and Vice President of Operations and Engineering.

Doug Matthies

President and CEO

Jacquie Gibney

Vice President, Corporate and Customer Service

Derek Leach

Vice President, Operations and Engineering